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they're going to need to reconnect with the middle xlaps i think barack obama next year will give us the perfect gift to do that. because of disasters of the bills the health bill, cap and trade bill that will destroy our economy, barack obama will be forced to admit that he's going to break his promise to the middle class and he's not going to be able to hold taxes down for them, all of us are going pay more, the government's going to in be in our pocket more and more and seal e if the republic and rev language that. >> mark? >> i disagree with everything he says. >> always does. >> i share your pessimism. i think that barack obama has expended so much political capital on health care and the health care bill that we've gotten is so -- all of the teeth have been taken out of it. i'm not optimistic where that's going to go. it's going to pass but a very watered down bill with no public option. >> people will be mad. >> reference what -- sorry. >> no, i was going to say, people will be very much mad at least on the left. but what you'll see is moderate democrats scramble away from bar
they're going to need to reconnect with the middle xlaps i think barack obama next year will give us the perfect gift to do that. because of disasters of the bills the health bill, cap and trade bill that will destroy our economy, barack obama will be forced to admit that he's going to break his promise to the middle class and he's not going to be able to hold taxes down for them, all of us are going pay more, the government's going to in be in our pocket more and more and seal e if the...
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he was saying america would not support barack obama if he were dark skinned. i don't think harry reid should be the focal point of this. he's got more important things to go. he needs to fight for health care. i think this issue needs to be taken off the president's desk, and near the birthday of martin luther king, this is a time to have a conversation about race. there are millions of rank and file african-americans out here every day, who know that lighter skinned and not having negro dialect. whatever that means, it does affect your ability to get jobs, it affects how people perceive you, and so -- >> are you saying that lighter extend african-americans do -- they are treated differently? >> that's been true since slavery. anybody who understands anything about black history, knows that lighter skin is always an asset, it comes down to your degree of whiteness or not being too black. you noticed the president was careful all throughout the election to not be perceived as too black. harry reid's statement reflects what's in america's hard, we still live in
he was saying america would not support barack obama if he were dark skinned. i don't think harry reid should be the focal point of this. he's got more important things to go. he needs to fight for health care. i think this issue needs to be taken off the president's desk, and near the birthday of martin luther king, this is a time to have a conversation about race. there are millions of rank and file african-americans out here every day, who know that lighter skinned and not having negro...
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and he, barack obama, is not against every war. in fact, those are the opening lines of his antiwar speech in chicago. he said i'm not against all wars. i'm just against dumb wars. shows you what intelligence will get you. the formula should tell you this. without pressure from the left, the center will move right. pay no attention, for the attention to the details of obama. pay attention to what does it take to wake us up, to put more progressive pressure on the government on health care regulation of wall street, clean energy, get out of afghanistan, if that's your agenda, and others. even if he agrees with you, he might encourage you covertly. he will not do anything if you're not there making him do it. i don't know if that is cynical, but makes me feel -- [applause] >> makes me feel it's a practical guide, citizens guide, to the obama era. he needs a new left. just like john kennedy needed a new left. [inaudible] >> they will give him more time for a while, but i think the time is up. the polls are going the other way. is got
and he, barack obama, is not against every war. in fact, those are the opening lines of his antiwar speech in chicago. he said i'm not against all wars. i'm just against dumb wars. shows you what intelligence will get you. the formula should tell you this. without pressure from the left, the center will move right. pay no attention, for the attention to the details of obama. pay attention to what does it take to wake us up, to put more progressive pressure on the government on health care...
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at what point does gravity affected barack obama? that was around june that he began to look like a typical political figure. his personal favorable rating dropped to around 50 around november. they sold the that this would be a new era, generation of politics. the president in august 2008 said this would be the most transparent administration ever. we would have health debate on c-span. it was a new generation promise that they have not kept. nothing is more concrete than the deal-making to get health care done. it is emblematic -- oh, my gosh, just one more politician. it is not a good place to be. host: if you look at all this was change we can believe in. --calle guest: -- if you look il of this it was a change we can believe then and i thought it was a magical on. the problems are still there. there are huge problems. he has made a lot of headway with the economy. at the beginning of the year if you look at where we were with all the problems of financial institutions and the auto industry etc -- nonetheless the public looks at
at what point does gravity affected barack obama? that was around june that he began to look like a typical political figure. his personal favorable rating dropped to around 50 around november. they sold the that this would be a new era, generation of politics. the president in august 2008 said this would be the most transparent administration ever. we would have health debate on c-span. it was a new generation promise that they have not kept. nothing is more concrete than the deal-making to...
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5th we're going to wake up and find barack obama our president. >> reporter: but comments that reid made privately in 2008 have now got him apologizing left and right. a new book about the campaign, quotes reid as saying that american was ready to elect a light-skinned african-american with no negro dialect unless he wanted to have one. today, reid issued a major mea culpa saying in a statement -- aides to senator reid said he called a long list of african-american leaders to apologize. he also called president obama. in statement the president said -- the book that started it all isn't out yet. it hits shelves on tuesday. >>> we're going to turn now to the weather making news again tonight. another anxious evening across the deep south. record cold will put crops at risk. more than 30 degrees below normal from texas all the way to florida. they have seen snow in orlando. ryan owens is there at a citrus grove just outside of orlando. ryan? >> reporter: good evening to you, david. farmers are doing everything they can to save all of these crops. ironically enough, they're spraying wa
5th we're going to wake up and find barack obama our president. >> reporter: but comments that reid made privately in 2008 have now got him apologizing left and right. a new book about the campaign, quotes reid as saying that american was ready to elect a light-skinned african-american with no negro dialect unless he wanted to have one. today, reid issued a major mea culpa saying in a statement -- aides to senator reid said he called a long list of african-american leaders to apologize....
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and the president, then candidate presidential candidate barack obama and joe biden, senator joe biden, talked at that time and smoothed it out. but you have to remember that this administration still tries to stay above the fray. for president obama to come out and make a statement on his own, he's saying, you know, he's dealing with this, it is done. they don't want to amplify the issue of race. >> let me read that statement from the white house from the president directly here. harry reid called me and apologized. i accepted his apology without question because i've known him for years. goes on to say i have seen the passionate leadership he's shown on issues of social justice and i know what's in his heart. as far as i'm concerned, the book is closed. why is it so important here to close this book, april? >> the issue of race in this country, no matter what side of the circle or square you stand in it a very hypersensitive issue. and it is something that cannot be just dealt with in a matter of a statement or just hashing out in a couple of hours after it is found you said somethin
and the president, then candidate presidential candidate barack obama and joe biden, senator joe biden, talked at that time and smoothed it out. but you have to remember that this administration still tries to stay above the fray. for president obama to come out and make a statement on his own, he's saying, you know, he's dealing with this, it is done. they don't want to amplify the issue of race. >> let me read that statement from the white house from the president directly here. harry...
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he has moved mountains for barack obama in terms of advancing his legislative agenda. did just about everything he could to get the 60th vote on health care. there, he will be fine. mark is right. it is this election he has to face. he is already running really close, if not behind. democrats are going to have to spend a ton of money to keep him in office. he has won a lot of close races. a lot of people concerned that he may not be able to pull this off. more fodder. his opponents putting stuff out there. >> does it make a difference that harry reid didn't, either, "a," try to say these were not my words or this was a private conversation, and i don't want to talk publicly about what was a private conversation? instead, he is addressing it right off the bat that, indeed, it did happen. these were his words. he is apologizing for those words. >> i think too often what happens in washington is when something like this happens, an initial reaction will be to step back and say, that was a private conversation. i don't want to talk about private conversations. harry reid s
he has moved mountains for barack obama in terms of advancing his legislative agenda. did just about everything he could to get the 60th vote on health care. there, he will be fine. mark is right. it is this election he has to face. he is already running really close, if not behind. democrats are going to have to spend a ton of money to keep him in office. he has won a lot of close races. a lot of people concerned that he may not be able to pull this off. more fodder. his opponents putting...
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. >>> president barack obama accepted an apology tonight. one of his chief allies in the senate, -- accepted an apology tonight from one of his chief allies in the senate, senator harry reid. harry reid had said america was ready to elect a light skinned african-american. today, harry reid issued a statement, saying he sincerely apologize for offending any and all americans, especially african-americans. it >>> people in northern california are a bit shaken up after 6.5 earthquake. the u.s. geological survey says it was centered about 30 miles off the coast. it shook buildings and knocked out power to several coastal communities, but no reports of injuries or any major damage. >>> the phrase "there is no use crying over spilled milk" had new meeting today and nature. some drivers could not believe with assault on a highway overpass. a tractor-trailer overturned, spilling thousands of gallons of milk. it froze and look like ice cream covering the road. >> wow, messy situation. >>> the cold weather in the northeast and mid-atlantic, all the wa
. >>> president barack obama accepted an apology tonight. one of his chief allies in the senate, -- accepted an apology tonight from one of his chief allies in the senate, senator harry reid. harry reid had said america was ready to elect a light skinned african-american. today, harry reid issued a statement, saying he sincerely apologize for offending any and all americans, especially african-americans. it >>> people in northern california are a bit shaken up after 6.5...
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obama for making racist comments during the presidential race. the senate democratic leader said obama could win the election because hes with "light skinned and did not have a negro dialect." reid released a statement sincerely apologizing for offending any and all americans especially african-americans for improper comments. he is currently seeking reehecation in the state of alabama. >>> maryland lawmakers are looking for tougher laws following the abduction and murder of an 11-year-old girl on the eastern shore. suzanne colins is live with a look at some of the possible proposals. suzanne? >> reporter: adam, the man charged in the abduction of sarah fox had already been convicted of sexually abusing two other girls. now that lawmakers are headed back to annapolis, they are considering a bill to keep someone like that locked up. sarah foxwell's body was found days after being take be from her bed overnight. he dated the girl's aunt, who was her legal guardian. leggs had been convicted twice in the past with sexual child abuse. >> if we lose on
obama for making racist comments during the presidential race. the senate democratic leader said obama could win the election because hes with "light skinned and did not have a negro dialect." reid released a statement sincerely apologizing for offending any and all americans especially african-americans for improper comments. he is currently seeking reehecation in the state of alabama. >>> maryland lawmakers are looking for tougher laws following the abduction and murder of...
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. >>> a personal message today on terrorism from barack obama. he made a direct connection between the suspect in the christmas day terror attack and an al qaeda force based in yemen. the president said the group in the arabian peninsula has attacked the u.s. before, and the u.s. he vowed is fighting back. >> as president, i've made it a priority to strengthen our partnership with the yemeni government, training their security forces, sharing intelligence and working with them to strike al qaeda terrorists. even before christmas day we had seen the results, training camps had been struck, leaders eliminated. all those involved in the attempted act of terrorism on christmas must know, you too will be held to account. >>> the president has been briefed on the meeting that took place between the president of yemen and general petrais. the president's remarks, tieing al qaeda forces in yemen to the christmas day attack. >> reporter: his strongest words yet, don. he had not gone there in remarks throughout this past week or so. i think that is very im
. >>> a personal message today on terrorism from barack obama. he made a direct connection between the suspect in the christmas day terror attack and an al qaeda force based in yemen. the president said the group in the arabian peninsula has attacked the u.s. before, and the u.s. he vowed is fighting back. >> as president, i've made it a priority to strengthen our partnership with the yemeni government, training their security forces, sharing intelligence and working with them to...
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and right now the security forces of afghanistan with a push from president barack obama, a push from president hamid karzai and all the na nato-led countries is to increase security forces so eventually they can take over the burden of protecting afghanistan. but the fear here is right now the taliban will take advantage of that and actually try to infiltrate. i was out with the ana recruiters just a couple weeks ago, and it really looked to be more about quantity than it was about quality. >> that would be a problem, atia, as you know. we understand the taliban, and meanwhile, has come out with a year-end statement. what are you hearing they're saying there? >> reporter: this is quite surprising. the taliban on their website also came out with a year-end 2009 statement saying that they're very happy and calling 2009 a very successful year when it comes to their politics, when it comes to their fighting on the front lines and their propaganda. well, they say their public relations with the media. and they also have a look ahead for 2010, and they say they'll start launching major mil
and right now the security forces of afghanistan with a push from president barack obama, a push from president hamid karzai and all the na nato-led countries is to increase security forces so eventually they can take over the burden of protecting afghanistan. but the fear here is right now the taliban will take advantage of that and actually try to infiltrate. i was out with the ana recruiters just a couple weeks ago, and it really looked to be more about quantity than it was about quality....
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and barack obama said, it's not because of my race. it's because we're talking about major important issues that affect every citizen in this country, and that are extremely important. and i looked -- and i said, you know, this is a guy who gets it. is a guy who has an understanding of the nature of politics. there's a lot stuff i don't agree with on, but i was really pleased. so that i go back and look at the performance of the congress. nancy pelosi is a good friend of mine. it's quite possible that we agreed on three things over the 16 years that we served together. but she's a friend and we worked together on a couple of things. don't agree on very many of them. but i met with her shortly after she became speaker. and i was very critical of the bush administration and a lot of different ways, even though, as ross said i was a member of the republican leadership in congress. and i was a foreign policy adviser to george w. bush and his campaign for the presidency, his first campaign. but i'd been very critical of it in the years sinc
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and our ed henry is traveling with president barack obama in hawaii. ed joins us now. head, what's the significance of the president tying al qaeda to this attempted attack? >> well, don, this was the fist time that the president himself really made such a direct connection. we heard this from administration officials in private previously, but hearing it from the commander in chief is a big deal and it also suggests that the u.s. has some stronger intelligence now for the president to go out there tying this to al qaeda, at least through affiliate there's in yemen. i think it's very significant and maybe an indicator of what's coming in the days ahead that as you noted, general david petraeus was in yemen today meeting with top government officials because that could be a real signal that as the president was talking about long before this terror incident on christmas day, the u.s. had been working with the yemeni government in terms of trying to root out some of the extremists, some of the al qaeda terrorists in yemen. this just shows that there's the potential -- an
and our ed henry is traveling with president barack obama in hawaii. ed joins us now. head, what's the significance of the president tying al qaeda to this attempted attack? >> well, don, this was the fist time that the president himself really made such a direct connection. we heard this from administration officials in private previously, but hearing it from the commander in chief is a big deal and it also suggests that the u.s. has some stronger intelligence now for the president to go...
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. >> barack obama, 30%, beating george w. bush at 4%. nelson mandela for 3%. he really does have a core of strong support in the united states? >> that's right. and we often see presidents coming out at the top of this list. but only two presidents have ever scored higher than barack obama did this year. that was john kennedy in 1961, the year he took office. and george w. bush in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks in 2001. so it's really quite a strong showing. >> and then you have the women's side, and you have hillary clinton, who for 17 years, unprecedented, has been either number one or number two as the most admired. but just barely beating sarah palin. someone about as politically different from her as you could possibly imagine. >> you know, it's so interesting. sarah palin came out of nowhere onto this list. she's never been named before to the most admired list. it's an open-ended question so the people we survey can say whoever they wish. you know, it's essentially a tie. hillary clinton at 16%, sarah palin at 15%. given the margin of error that is a
. >> barack obama, 30%, beating george w. bush at 4%. nelson mandela for 3%. he really does have a core of strong support in the united states? >> that's right. and we often see presidents coming out at the top of this list. but only two presidents have ever scored higher than barack obama did this year. that was john kennedy in 1961, the year he took office. and george w. bush in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks in 2001. so it's really quite a strong showing. >> and then you...
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a controversial billboard featuring president barack obama will soon be removed from new york's times square. why? a clothing company created the billboard using a news photo of the president wearing one of its jackets. but it didn't get permission from the white house to put him in this big old ad. so the company is now agreeing to actually take the billboard down after having what a spokesman described as a rather cordial conversation with a white house attorney. >>> for many muslim-american women, the head scarf is an important part of the religious identity. but is it a red flag for airport screeners? we'll find out. >>> some muslims say they're being profiled in the tighter security that followed the failed christmas day attack on a u.s.-bound jetliner. well, cnn's alina cho has more on that now. >> reporter: nadia hasan is a frequent flier. so imagine her surprise when she arrived at the security checkpoint at washington's dulles international airport tuesday. >> racial, religious profiling. i'm being singled out as a -- as a security threat. >> reporter: the 40-year-old michiga
a controversial billboard featuring president barack obama will soon be removed from new york's times square. why? a clothing company created the billboard using a news photo of the president wearing one of its jackets. but it didn't get permission from the white house to put him in this big old ad. so the company is now agreeing to actually take the billboard down after having what a spokesman described as a rather cordial conversation with a white house attorney. >>> for many...
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they saw or at least what this book says, they saw barack obama as somebody who could actually win the primary and perhaps win the general. >> and for harry reid, is this a big deal or just a bill embarrassment? >> this is a huge embarrassment. it's a big deal because it will always dog him. what is a bigger deal, though, is that there was a poll released this morning before the news broke, this news broke early this morning in a newspaper, another poll in nevada that shows that harry reid is in deep trouble of winning re-election. right now he's a 52% disapproval rating. no the good when you're the majority leader, somebody who's able to deliver for your state to have that many voters not supporting you. and you know something, this is a poll -- these numbers are not too surprising for us, randi, because we've seen these numbers over the past six months. harry reid is in trouble of winning re-election. they acknowledge that. and they're going to spend upwards of $25 million to try to get him re-elected in november. >> if we can, let's quickly touch on another book that's also getting
they saw or at least what this book says, they saw barack obama as somebody who could actually win the primary and perhaps win the general. >> and for harry reid, is this a big deal or just a bill embarrassment? >> this is a huge embarrassment. it's a big deal because it will always dog him. what is a bigger deal, though, is that there was a poll released this morning before the news broke, this news broke early this morning in a newspaper, another poll in nevada that shows that...
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president barack obama is admitting to mistakes. it's just so honest and refreshing see him admit to a mistakes and go from there. he could have blamed bush for the way it's been implementing. republicans denied money in new york that needed - they asked for additional money for securities and you have to remember that in other countries they may not be checking as well as we are. so i'm very proud of president barack obama and i'm so tired of listening to callers every day call in - i don't care, he's not saying word terrorist enough. that's most the republicans can come up with? i'm just sick of the way they down trot this man. host: "new york times". president obama was right to take response for it. theb president. it was clear to see him take responsibility and insist his administration do better. it must. of course we've heard about the problems before in the months and years after 9/11 and while mr. obama did not create the current system he's now gotten an iter lesson in it's weaknesses and it's stubborn resistance to change
president barack obama is admitting to mistakes. it's just so honest and refreshing see him admit to a mistakes and go from there. he could have blamed bush for the way it's been implementing. republicans denied money in new york that needed - they asked for additional money for securities and you have to remember that in other countries they may not be checking as well as we are. so i'm very proud of president barack obama and i'm so tired of listening to callers every day call in - i don't...
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over 157,000 hours. -- from barack obama to ronald reagan. "washington journal" continues. host: the homeland security director contributed to this piece. obama says that u.s. fail to understand intelligence on terror plot. what did he say about going forward when it comes to combating terrorism? guest: yesterday he did not offer any specifics on what would change, but mainly that they continue to investigate in two primary areas. the second is once a person does to a checkpoint at the airport improving those security systems. investigations continue in those two areas. he said we're still waiting for final recommendations and cannot yet say exactly what we will do to change the system. host: explain what the watch list is? guest: the u.s. has at least four different lists it is checking with concerns about possible ties to terrorism. one of the questions before the administration is where people should be in the quarter different lists. should you only do additional screening if they're on the worst of the list, or on any of the lists? in the case of the nigerian young man
over 157,000 hours. -- from barack obama to ronald reagan. "washington journal" continues. host: the homeland security director contributed to this piece. obama says that u.s. fail to understand intelligence on terror plot. what did he say about going forward when it comes to combating terrorism? guest: yesterday he did not offer any specifics on what would change, but mainly that they continue to investigate in two primary areas. the second is once a person does to a checkpoint at...
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this has always been the achilles heel for barack obama, when he was running for president, there was that 3:00 phone call commercial hillary clinton put out questioning whether he could be the commander in chief and here it is back again after this incident on christmas day questioning whether president obama now is ready to be in situations like this one, the commander in chief, if he handled the situation correctly. of course, this group, which is headed by lynne cheney, doesn't believe that it is. is it lynne cheney or the daughter who -- >> liz cheney, is my information. you think combined with the two week time span and the president being very forceful coming out visibly angry with what happened, no veiling that. do you think he is vulnerable on national security? >> we have to wait and see in this sense. there are going to be at least seven congressional hearings which will take place over the next few weeks examining what happened on christmas day. the u.s. responds to what happened on christmas day including hearings with the senate and house and homeland security committees
this has always been the achilles heel for barack obama, when he was running for president, there was that 3:00 phone call commercial hillary clinton put out questioning whether he could be the commander in chief and here it is back again after this incident on christmas day questioning whether president obama now is ready to be in situations like this one, the commander in chief, if he handled the situation correctly. of course, this group, which is headed by lynne cheney, doesn't believe that...
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they point out that presidential candidate barack obama promised to have such important negotiations televised on c-span. >> well, what we will do is we'll have the negotiations televised on c-span so people can see who is making arguments on behalf of their constituents and who are making arguments on behalf of the drug companies or the insurance companies. >> while democrats don't appear to be taking c-span up on their offer, they do say the entire process has been transparent, and they add that whatever's agreed upon behind closed doors will be made public. if or when the democrats come to agreement, both chambers then have to vote again on the combined bill before it makes its way to the white house. and even the if the bill becomes a law next month, the fight over health care is far from over. some republicans say parts of the bill are unconstitutional and they are threatening legal challenges in court. and expect the bill or law to be a very big issue in this year's crucial midterm elections. betty, t.j.? >> and we appreciate as always our paul steinhauser. don't forget the dol
they point out that presidential candidate barack obama promised to have such important negotiations televised on c-span. >> well, what we will do is we'll have the negotiations televised on c-span so people can see who is making arguments on behalf of their constituents and who are making arguments on behalf of the drug companies or the insurance companies. >> while democrats don't appear to be taking c-span up on their offer, they do say the entire process has been transparent,...
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that is clearly going to happen to barack obama. >> it's enough to make rush limbaugh's day. >> they are running for the hills, these democrats drank the obama kool-aid and they're committing political suicide. >> some perspective here. four democratic senators are retiring but so are six republicans. on the weather front, an arctic blast cased havoc across the country. 2/3 of the nation experiencing record low temperatures. >> snow has been piling up from kansas city to the carolinas and here in memphis at least three fatalities have been attributed to the bitter cold. kamikaze iguanas, plummeting from tree topper chs. these seemingly suicidal lizards are as a result of south florida's record cold weather. >> it is cold, snowy and terrible traveling in the midwest. >> the wind is picking up. >> we are dealing with windchills between zero and 15 degrees below zero. that is more commonplace up north, in the memphis area it is not so common. >> word of the day, layers, gloves, lots of pants and ugly hats. the bad news is it is going to be this way for several more days. >> there is hop
that is clearly going to happen to barack obama. >> it's enough to make rush limbaugh's day. >> they are running for the hills, these democrats drank the obama kool-aid and they're committing political suicide. >> some perspective here. four democratic senators are retiring but so are six republicans. on the weather front, an arctic blast cased havoc across the country. 2/3 of the nation experiencing record low temperatures. >> snow has been piling up from kansas city to...
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♪ closed co-president barack obama will announce new measures -- host: president barack obama will announce new safety measures of the failed attack on a jet liner. he has scheduled white house meetings and will make his address at around 4:00 this afternoon. we will have more on this story later in the program. the morning. welcome to the program. we begin by looking at how the democratic national leadership is looking at the health care bill. several leading newspapers this morning say that they intend to bypass their republican counterparts in attempting to get the bill through a conference committee and on to the president's desk. the numbers, if you want to get involved in the conversation, for democrats, 202-737-0002. for republicans, 202-737-0001. for independents, 202-628-0205. this is the story in this morning's "the baltimore sun." "the senate and house are to blend without gop. house and senate democrats intend to bypass traditional procedures while coming to a compromise on health care legislation, a move to exclude republican lawmakers and reduce their ability to delay or force
♪ closed co-president barack obama will announce new measures -- host: president barack obama will announce new safety measures of the failed attack on a jet liner. he has scheduled white house meetings and will make his address at around 4:00 this afternoon. we will have more on this story later in the program. the morning. welcome to the program. we begin by looking at how the democratic national leadership is looking at the health care bill. several leading newspapers this morning say that...
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obama -- fcic will deliver a report for christmas to president barack obama." traci, democratic line. what would you ask the bankers today? caller: good morning. first of all, i would like to know how it is that they allow the situation to take place that damages the african-american community and the latino community. this type of bailout program that is in place for african- americans and latinos to come out of foreclosure and be able to reestablish their credit and get mortgages for loans. host: thank you. julie, independent line from charlotte, n.c.. what would u.s. them, julie? caller: i would ask them how much, exactly, of this to you deserve by virtue of being a banker in the united states? even though you have been saved by the federal government. our sec person just call in all of our tax dollars. we are honest, government of biting folks for whom taxes are regulated, the banks were bailed out, saving these people, the bankers, their jobs, and etc.. now i want to ask them how do you explain tehe math? how is that benefiting? how is that fair? host: som
obama -- fcic will deliver a report for christmas to president barack obama." traci, democratic line. what would you ask the bankers today? caller: good morning. first of all, i would like to know how it is that they allow the situation to take place that damages the african-american community and the latino community. this type of bailout program that is in place for african- americans and latinos to come out of foreclosure and be able to reestablish their credit and get mortgages for...
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host: barack obama it is to write the "newsweek" cover story for next week's magazine. the magazine will hit newsstands on monday. when "newsweek" introduced its new design last may, it also turned to obama and editor jon meacham interviewed obama for that issue. caller: thank you for taking my call. i've been listening to your show for about an hour or so, and i've been hearing a lot of people saying that they want to bring all the haitians here. it is one of the poorest countries and the western hemisphere. we are changing our health care to cover all americans. i assume that would cover all of the haitians if there were to come over here. wouldn't that be quite a drain on our economy that is already strained as it is? host: this is the headline in "the washington post" this morning, the latest on health care negotiations. white house and the labor reach a deal on health care overhaul. "president obama expressed fear about the health care legislation and the race that is happening in massachusetts in an e-mail to massachusetts democrats on tuesday, warning that the fa
host: barack obama it is to write the "newsweek" cover story for next week's magazine. the magazine will hit newsstands on monday. when "newsweek" introduced its new design last may, it also turned to obama and editor jon meacham interviewed obama for that issue. caller: thank you for taking my call. i've been listening to your show for about an hour or so, and i've been hearing a lot of people saying that they want to bring all the haitians here. it is one of the poorest...
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barack obama inherited a reality that we were at war in afghanistan. we don't have a time machine. we can't go back and redo this war the right way. we are in it now. what happens in that war will have a tremendous impact across borders, which is the far more important strategic prize in this conflict. >> from voice of america. i have a question for peter bergen. as we heard in this meeting and the media always commented that most of the pashtun areas, they don't have security. they don't get reconstruction. and little economic. and also i read in one of the reports last year from one of the provinces only one person went to kabul. so if the situation continues this will be in the benefit of taliban or al qaeda. what can we do to transform, to separate mainly pashtuns who feel that they are marginalized in the government and include them in this process of security and economic development and good government? thank you. >> one thing that afghanistan lacks is effective pashtun political parties. right now you're a stuck between a choice between karzai and the taliban. my understand
barack obama inherited a reality that we were at war in afghanistan. we don't have a time machine. we can't go back and redo this war the right way. we are in it now. what happens in that war will have a tremendous impact across borders, which is the far more important strategic prize in this conflict. >> from voice of america. i have a question for peter bergen. as we heard in this meeting and the media always commented that most of the pashtun areas, they don't have security. they don't...
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they point out that presidential candidate barack obama promised to have such important negotiations televised on c-span. >> but what we will do is, we'll have the negotiations televised on c-span so that people can see who is making arguments on behalf of their constituency and who are making arguments on behalf of the drug companies or the insurance companies. >> while democrats don't appear to be taking c-span up on their offer, they do say the entire processes has been transparent and they add that whatever is agreed upon behind closed doors will be made public. if or when the democrats come to agreement, both chambers then have to vote again on the combined bill before it makes its way to the white house. even before it become law the final health care brill is far from over. some republicans say parts of the bill are unconstitutional and they're threatening legal challenges in court. expect the bill or law to be a very big issue in this year's crucial mid-term elections. betty, t.j.? >> all right. you definitely have to stick around for this story. he invented hundreds of medic
they point out that presidential candidate barack obama promised to have such important negotiations televised on c-span. >> but what we will do is, we'll have the negotiations televised on c-span so that people can see who is making arguments on behalf of their constituency and who are making arguments on behalf of the drug companies or the insurance companies. >> while democrats don't appear to be taking c-span up on their offer, they do say the entire processes has been...
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obama to ronald reagan and everyone in between. over 100 hours available now, it's fast and free at c-span.org. >> saturday, president obama's ambassador at large for global women's issues talks about supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg and the rights of women around the world at 7:00 eastern on c-span's "america and the courts." >> i'm always concerned about the potential for unintended consequences in deregulations. regulations of any kind act as a tax and when you tax or regulate something, you tend to get less of it. you tend to diminish it. >> this weekend on the communicators, republican f.c.c. commissioner robert mcdowell on efforts to create a national broad band plan, net neutral di, saturday at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> up next on c-span, the white house releases a report on the christmas day attempted bombing of northwest airlines flight 253. we'll hear from president obecause mand -- obama and homeland security secretary janet in a poll ta noah. -- napolitano. later, we'll hear about the u.s.'s role in
obama to ronald reagan and everyone in between. over 100 hours available now, it's fast and free at c-span.org. >> saturday, president obama's ambassador at large for global women's issues talks about supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg and the rights of women around the world at 7:00 eastern on c-span's "america and the courts." >> i'm always concerned about the potential for unintended consequences in deregulations. regulations of any kind act as a tax and when you...
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. >> the new c-span video library and archive of the c-span's the library from barack obama to ronald reagan and everyone in between. over 157,000 hours of video on c-span. it is fast and free. tryout at -- new line >> california governor arnold schwarzenegger in a state of the state speech today. this is from sacramento and runs about half an hour. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you. thank you very much. thank you, said that pro tem, speaker, attorney-general brown, treasurer, secretary of state, controller, the insurance commissioner, superintendent of public instruction, members of the board of equalization, all of my cabinet secretaries, my chief of staff, members of the legislature. it is good to see everyone here together again. i would like to introduce a few guests i have in the gallery -- my wife and first lady, with our four children. [applause] [applause] >> my friend, secretary joe -- my friend, secretary george shultz and his wonderful wife, . [applause] and another friend, mayor willie brown, who once was speaker willie brown at one. . [ap
. >> the new c-span video library and archive of the c-span's the library from barack obama to ronald reagan and everyone in between. over 157,000 hours of video on c-span. it is fast and free. tryout at -- new line >> california governor arnold schwarzenegger in a state of the state speech today. this is from sacramento and runs about half an hour. [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. thank you. thank you. thank you very much. thank you, said that pro tem, speaker,...
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. >> the new c-span video library is a digital archive of c-span's programming from barack obama to ronald reagan and everyone in between. over 157,000 hours of c-span video now available to you. it's fast and free. try it out. at c-span video.org. >> next british conservative leader david cameron, monday in london he announced his party's health care agenda for the upcoming parliamentry elections expected this spring. he's joined by the conservative party spoiksman on health policy and the party spokesman on economic and financial issues. this is a half-hour. >> ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining us. today we published the first part of our draft manifesto and it is significant that we have chosen to start with the section on health because that it in self is and indication of our priorities. i'm glad the light's coming in to show what a mossive -- positive start to the year we have had. members of the cab debt and large majority of the parliamentary party are in every part of britain today explaining our 308cies on maternity services and public health will benefit families. and
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caller: my take on this whole thing is that barack obama was a wall street creation, he was funded by wall street. wall street wrote this medical bill, this lealt insurance bill. nancy andaparo is a wall street person protecting wall street interests. these democrats today, 90% of them are owned by wall street, and they have put barack obama in there to ensure the protection of the wall street profits and the health care industry. that's the only thing they are interested in. and hillary clinton was the only candidate that was a populous, and she was taken out by ted kennedy and john kerry. guest: i think this is a stretch too far to say this is drivenÑiy wall street interests. this would be a boon to the insurance companies, adding millions of people to the role and without putting new requirements on them. that is a big point of contention right now. host: the response of the unions, what is that? guest: one of the biggestçó -- the senate, the plan was to put the excise tax on how insurance companies would handle business, which would presumably affect wealthy people. one union p
caller: my take on this whole thing is that barack obama was a wall street creation, he was funded by wall street. wall street wrote this medical bill, this lealt insurance bill. nancy andaparo is a wall street person protecting wall street interests. these democrats today, 90% of them are owned by wall street, and they have put barack obama in there to ensure the protection of the wall street profits and the health care industry. that's the only thing they are interested in. and hillary...
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barack obama inherited a reality that we were at war in afghanistan. we don't have a time machine. we can't go back and redo this war the right way. we are in it now. what happens in that war will have a tremendous impact across borders, which is the far more important strategic prize in this conflict. >> from voice of america. i have a question for peter bergen. as we heard in this meeting and the media always commented that most of the pashtun areas, they don't have security. they don't get reconstruction. and little economic. and also i read in one of the reports last year from one of the provinces only one person went to kabul. so if the situation continues this will be in the benefit of taliban or al qaeda. what can we do to transform, to separate mainly pashtuns who feel that they are marginalized in the government and include them in this process of security and economic development and good government? thank you. >> one thing that afghanistan lacks is effective pashtun political parties. right now you're a stuck between a choice between karzai and the taliban. my understand
barack obama inherited a reality that we were at war in afghanistan. we don't have a time machine. we can't go back and redo this war the right way. we are in it now. what happens in that war will have a tremendous impact across borders, which is the far more important strategic prize in this conflict. >> from voice of america. i have a question for peter bergen. as we heard in this meeting and the media always commented that most of the pashtun areas, they don't have security. they don't...
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a year ago barack obama inherited the situation. and he faced several choices. so we went through a complicated policy review. which some of you in this room contributed to. and one person this this room led, bruce riedel. he was the chair and i was the cochair. and i thank bruce again here in the front row. i thank bruce again for his response to president obama's call which came on the third day of the administration. and bruce gave us 60 days. i thank strobe for lending him to us. and we concluded quite simply that america's basic national security interest were at stake in these two countries. this was not enough where the vietnam posed no direct threat to the american homeland. it was not iraq, where saddam hussein had attacks on our countries, including pakistan itself has been planned. the people out there said they would do it again, very clearly, as the near miss on christmas day demonstrates. in fact, this particular person was not trained, and pakistan does not change the fact that the inspiration for all of this comes from al qaeda and al qaeda's lea
a year ago barack obama inherited the situation. and he faced several choices. so we went through a complicated policy review. which some of you in this room contributed to. and one person this this room led, bruce riedel. he was the chair and i was the cochair. and i thank bruce again here in the front row. i thank bruce again for his response to president obama's call which came on the third day of the administration. and bruce gave us 60 days. i thank strobe for lending him to us. and we...
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today on capitol hill senate rejected a plan backed by president barack obama to create a bipartisan task force to tackle the deficit this year. that was part of the debate on the extending the federal debt limit. also today some political news, republican indiana congressman mike pence says he won't be running for the u.s. senate later this year. the seat now held by evan by in indiana. he had been considering a showdown with the senator who won election twice in that state. about 10 minutes away we'll take you to bowling air force base in maryland. first lady michelle obama is set to announce an increase of $8.8 billion in the president's 2011 proposed budget for programs supporting military families. again that's coming up at 1:00 p.m. and that will be live here on c-span. in the meantime, to montreal yesterday. 14 nations met to discuss aid for haiti. and the prime ministers of canada hainty spoke for about 20 minutes. we'll show you some of that as we wait for the first lady. >> good morning. i want to bring you up to date with the events that are happening this week. these are
today on capitol hill senate rejected a plan backed by president barack obama to create a bipartisan task force to tackle the deficit this year. that was part of the debate on the extending the federal debt limit. also today some political news, republican indiana congressman mike pence says he won't be running for the u.s. senate later this year. the seat now held by evan by in indiana. he had been considering a showdown with the senator who won election twice in that state. about 10 minutes...
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and barack obama administration prosecuting some of the cia agents. what does that do for moral? youif you were still working for the cia, would you not hire the best lawyer to protect yourself from the democrats? >> guest: i would have to say that i believe that both parties are negligent in their activities to protect america. i was the person who founded the rendition program. i ran it for 40 months in the '90s. i knew from the beginning that we knew that the congress would sell us out. and so most agency officers now purchase private liability -- professional liability insurance to pay for lawyers in case the congress decides -- or now the department of justice, decide to prosecute people for defending america. it is -- yes, it is a terrible situation to be in. how we get out of it is another question. on terms of ms. pelosi, the idea that she doesn't believed on everything the agency was doing in culvert action is either a lie on her part, or she's forgetten. or in many congressman and congresswomen do this, they send their chief of staff or a staffer to get the briefing so
and barack obama administration prosecuting some of the cia agents. what does that do for moral? youif you were still working for the cia, would you not hire the best lawyer to protect yourself from the democrats? >> guest: i would have to say that i believe that both parties are negligent in their activities to protect america. i was the person who founded the rendition program. i ran it for 40 months in the '90s. i knew from the beginning that we knew that the congress would sell us...
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so, allied with the idea, is the idea that we're in some sort of, and this is barack obama's argument, the exotic nature of this, it's not a war, it's a war of idea. not all wars are wars of ideas. that won't fly. and as far as the groups in this country, they say you're going to make it look like it's a war against islam. of course, that's what the president used to say and both president bushes and obama, but it looks as though obama may be stampeded into taking this profile idea and expanding it because it's what the people want despite what the media says. >> brian: liz trotta, thank you very much, good to have you with us. the thing is, we are very clearly in a war and these are the things we're going to have to discuss as a nation. well, senate majority leader harry reid says and this is a direct quote, he won't be pulling a dodd. the nevada democrat says he is absolutely running for reelection. this despite a new poll in the legislation journal, review journal showing that slightly more than have of nevada is unhappy with his performance. it's been a bad week for democrats with
so, allied with the idea, is the idea that we're in some sort of, and this is barack obama's argument, the exotic nature of this, it's not a war, it's a war of idea. not all wars are wars of ideas. that won't fly. and as far as the groups in this country, they say you're going to make it look like it's a war against islam. of course, that's what the president used to say and both president bushes and obama, but it looks as though obama may be stampeded into taking this profile idea and...
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guest: i think if barack obama would give him a call, he could get a lot of information on how the terrorists work. i agree with just about everything your guest hess said. -- has said. if you were still working for the cia, would you not hire the best lawyers you could find to protect yourself against the democrats? guest: i believe both parties are extremely negligent in their duty to protect america. i was one of the individuals who founded the rendition program in the 1990's. from the beginning, we knew in our hearts and minds the congress would sell us out. now most agency officers purchased professional liability insurance to pay for lawyers in case congress, now the department of justice, the sides to persecute people for defending america. yes, it is a terrible situation to be in. how we get out of it is another position. in terms of nancy pelosi, the idea that someone in her position was not greek -- briefed on what we were doing with covert actions is either a line on her part, or she has forgotten, or, as many congress people have done, they get their staffer to get the information
guest: i think if barack obama would give him a call, he could get a lot of information on how the terrorists work. i agree with just about everything your guest hess said. -- has said. if you were still working for the cia, would you not hire the best lawyers you could find to protect yourself against the democrats? guest: i believe both parties are extremely negligent in their duty to protect america. i was one of the individuals who founded the rendition program in the 1990's. from the...
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>> reporter: well, you got barack obama tied. sean callebs, cnn, new orleans. ñ >>> a u.s. embassy shuts its doors over concerns about terrorist threats. where it's happening and why the u.s. is focusing more attention on that particular country these days. >>> she's been missing for weeks. now friends and family of a missing mom returning to the internet to help find the woman they love. >>> plus a shocking new report. 1 in 50 americans lives in a household that survives on nothing but food stamps. and the number of people stuck in this situation is on the rise. >>> hln news and views. hello. i'm holly firfer. the u.s. embassy in yemen is closed today because of al qaeda threats against american interests. the embassy is not saying if there's any specific threat and it's unclear when it might reopen. the british embassy in the yemeni capital is also closed today. yemen is pledging more cooperation in the fight against terrorism. experts on the region warn it will take a lot of time and resources to root out al qaeda in that country. >> the al qaeda threat is not simply to
>> reporter: well, you got barack obama tied. sean callebs, cnn, new orleans. ñ >>> a u.s. embassy shuts its doors over concerns about terrorist threats. where it's happening and why the u.s. is focusing more attention on that particular country these days. >>> she's been missing for weeks. now friends and family of a missing mom returning to the internet to help find the woman they love. >>> plus a shocking new report. 1 in 50 americans lives in a household...
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a year ago barack obama inherited the situation. and he faced several choices. so we went through a complicated policy review. which some of you in this room contributed to. and one person this this room led, bruce riedel. he was the chair and i was the cochair. and i thank bruce again here in the front row. i thank bruce again for his response to president obama's call which came on the third day of the administration. and bruce gave us 60 days. i thank strobe for lending him to us. and we concluded quite simply that america's basic national security interest were at stake in these two countries. this was not enough where the vietnam posed no direct threat to the american homeland. it was not iraq, where saddam hussein had attacks on our countries, including pakistan itself has been planned. the people out there said they would do it again, very clearly, as the near miss on christmas day demonstrates. in fact, this particular person was not trained, and pakistan does not change the fact that the inspiration for all of this comes from al qaeda and al qaeda's lea
a year ago barack obama inherited the situation. and he faced several choices. so we went through a complicated policy review. which some of you in this room contributed to. and one person this this room led, bruce riedel. he was the chair and i was the cochair. and i thank bruce again here in the front row. i thank bruce again for his response to president obama's call which came on the third day of the administration. and bruce gave us 60 days. i thank strobe for lending him to us. and we...